Genesis 46:1:10Gen.46.1.W10TAB
אָבִ֥יו
aviv
“his father”
- Transliteration
- a-VIV
- Extended
- ah-VEEV
- IPA
- /ʔaː.ˈviːw/
Meaning by language
- English
- his father
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-VIV
- phraseyour reading level
a-VIV yits-KHAK
- clause
va-yiz-BAKH ze-va-KHIM le-lo-HEI a-VIV yits-KHAK
- sentence
va-yis-SA yis-ra-EL ve-khol-a-sher-LO va-ya-VO be-ER-a SHA-va va-yiz-BAKH ze-va-KHIM le-lo-HEI a-VIV yits-KHAK
Exegesis
The construct chain leelohei aviv {לֵאלֹהֵ֖י אָבִ֥יו | lē-ʾĕ-lō-hê ʾā-ḇîw} ‘to the God of his father’ underscores the continuation of ancestral worship. The coordinated wayyiqtol verbs and construct phrases are retained in English through connected clauses that preserve the verse’s chronological flow and thematic emphasis on heritage.
In context — Genesis 46:1
So Israel started out with everything that was his, and he came to Beersheba; there he offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac.
About this coordinate
Genesis 46:1:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Genesis 46:1, so the Hebrew word אָבִ֥יו (aviv) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Gen.46.1.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.46.1.W10.S1) and character.